07.09.10 Ad for a concert designed with the DHL address label as background. Holzmarktstr. Friedrichshain, Berlin
Showing posts with label Eye on Advertising. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eye on Advertising. Show all posts
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Mass produced "stolen" address labels = "underground" advertising
07.09.10 Ad for a concert designed with the DHL address label as background. Holzmarktstr. Friedrichshain, Berlin
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Das A-Team, busted
19.07.10 "Problem? Call the A-Team" Kottbusser Brücke, Kreuzberg, Berlin
22.07.10 Warschauerstr. Friedrichshain, Berlin
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Be Stupid...Two Days Later
17.01.10 Ad Campaign for Diesel Jeans on Torstr./Schönhauser Allee, Mitte, Berlin.
19.01.10 Ad Campaign for Diesel Jeans on Torstr./Schönhauser Allee, Mitte, Berlin.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Unbelievably Varied
12.01.10 Ads for the Grüne Woche. Frankfurter Allee Ring Center 2, Lichtenberg, Berlin.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
It's always sunny in Cali
24.12.09 Bush/Cheney 04 sticker on a Chevy in Mira Mesa, San Diego, CaliforniaNew York Subway Posters
22.12.09 ad for the School for Practical Philosophy on Manhattan-bound 7 local
Friday, January 23, 2009
Strand (bags) by the Spree
The Effective Viral Advertising Society presents:
STRAND tote bags are everywhere on the streets of New York, broadcasting the huge bookstore with an ubiquitous oval brand. Hipsters, grandmas and pretty much everyone else haul their groceries in the black original or one of its many-colored descendants.
But the following account details sightings in BERLIN—the capital of GERMANY, and approximately 4,000 miles from Manhattan—in the first three weeks of January 2009:
1. January 2nd, on the U2 subway going from Kurfürstendamm to Berliner Str.
2. January 7th, on the M10 tram going from Bernauer Str. to Eberswalder Str.
3. January 13th, in the Ordnungsamt Neukölln (an office for registering trades, among other things).
4. January 14th, waiting for the bus in Wildenbruchplatz.
5. January 22nd, outside of the Rathaus (city hall) in Neukölln.
Unfortunately the Strand Tote bag does not come in a German version. Sounds like a job for...!
The Department of Useless Translations:
Neu York Stadt
STRAND
18 Meilen der Bücher
New York City
BEACH
18 Miles of Books
yes, STRAND means BEACH in German.
STRAND tote bags are everywhere on the streets of New York, broadcasting the huge bookstore with an ubiquitous oval brand. Hipsters, grandmas and pretty much everyone else haul their groceries in the black original or one of its many-colored descendants.
But the following account details sightings in BERLIN—the capital of GERMANY, and approximately 4,000 miles from Manhattan—in the first three weeks of January 2009:
1. January 2nd, on the U2 subway going from Kurfürstendamm to Berliner Str.
2. January 7th, on the M10 tram going from Bernauer Str. to Eberswalder Str.
3. January 13th, in the Ordnungsamt Neukölln (an office for registering trades, among other things).
4. January 14th, waiting for the bus in Wildenbruchplatz.
5. January 22nd, outside of the Rathaus (city hall) in Neukölln.
Unfortunately the Strand Tote bag does not come in a German version. Sounds like a job for...!The Department of Useless Translations:
Neu York Stadt
STRAND
18 Meilen der Bücher
New York City
BEACH
18 Miles of Books
yes, STRAND means BEACH in German.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The American Stomach in Recession
Wendy's 3conomics: "because the wisest place to invest these days is in your stomach," said in the same Comedy-Central-narrator-i'm-macho-but-i-still-stay-up-late-watching-
stand-up-comedy voice used for South Park commericals.
Three sandwiches! Each for under 1 American dollar! JUST 99 cents! The Crispy Chicken Sandwich! The Double Stack! The Jr. Bacon Cheesebuger!
And should you be so strapped by the economic crisis that you cannot even afford to eat Wendy's, or should you be living in Europe, you can settle for watching Wendy's food at their ad website.
The slogan on Wendy's home page: "At Wendy's®, we're unrivaled in our passion for giving people what they want — and uncompromising in giving people what they deserve."
My fellow Americans, our stomachs are gettin' what's coming to 'em.
stand-up-comedy voice used for South Park commericals.
Three sandwiches! Each for under 1 American dollar! JUST 99 cents! The Crispy Chicken Sandwich! The Double Stack! The Jr. Bacon Cheesebuger!
And should you be so strapped by the economic crisis that you cannot even afford to eat Wendy's, or should you be living in Europe, you can settle for watching Wendy's food at their ad website.
The slogan on Wendy's home page: "At Wendy's®, we're unrivaled in our passion for giving people what they want — and uncompromising in giving people what they deserve."
My fellow Americans, our stomachs are gettin' what's coming to 'em.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Healthy lungs buy tickets for the subway
Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station and the new German site-specific ad campaign for nicorette anti-smoking inhalers:Damit Ihre Lunge nicht mehr schwarzfahren muss. “So your lungs don’t have to go black any more.”
Schwarzfahren literally translates as “to go black;” however, it is most commonly used to signify riding public transit illegally, i.e. taking the S-Bahn without a valid ticket.
Therefore, a second translation: “So your lungs don’t have to ride illegally any more.”
Apparently the inhaler also functions as a public transit ticket for lungs.
P.S.
From the Department of Useless Translations: Lindert Ihr Rauchverlangen und beschäftigt die Hände. “Alleviates your smoking cravings and keeps your hands busy.”
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